(1) WITH THANKS. John Wiswell, Nebula winner for ”Open House on Haunted Hill,” has made his touching “Nebula Awards 2021 Acceptance Speech” a free post on his Patreon. …Saying that, there’s one other author I cannot end this speech without … Continue reading
(1) A DAY FOR VISIBILITY. On International Transgender Day of Visibility, one fan talks about the way Star Trek fandom helped her feel safe and seen as her full self: “Coming Out to My Star Trek Family”. In October 2012, … Continue reading
(1) 45 PROOF. [Item by Rich Lynch.] A couple of years ago, in SFPA, I ran an essay titled “Of Beer and the Beltway” which was reprinted in the current (25th) issue of My Back Pages. In it, I mentioned that … Continue reading
(1) HENKIN OUT AS CHAIR OF SAN ANTONIO EVENT. Anime News Network reports “San Japan Chair Resigns After Claiming PoC Guests Aren’t Profitable”. But Henkin reportedly owns the for-profit corporation that owns San Japan, and still controls the event. (The … Continue reading
Fred Patten, a fannish polymath who helped introduce anime to Americans, died November 12. Fred had lived in a nursing facility since suffering a stroke in 2005. His sister, Sherrill Patten, told LASFS that on November 1 he was found … Continue reading
Remembering: Harlan & I By Chris M. Barkley “Awareness and Kindness are the only sacred things.” – Harlan Ellison On May 14, 2018, Tom Wolfe died. Most of you reading this know him as the author of The Right Stuff, … Continue reading
By John Hertz: (reprinted from Vanamonde 1270) Marching to a different drummer can be particularly awkward on the road with a stream of dissenters all keeping step. Milt Stevens didn’t bother to complain (1942-2017). He was honored, selected, and unrecognized. … Continue reading
By John Hertz: It’s a new year. Last month I turned in my 2013 Worldcon report in time for File 770 163 [PDF file] — a prime issue. This month Bill Wright and I closed Down Under Fan Fund nominations, … Continue reading
Ralph Bakshi will not be Artist Guest of Honor at Anticipation, the 2009 Worldcon in Montreal, according to the committee’s announcement dated March 2. Due to health reasons, Ralph Bakshi will not be able to take part in Anticipation this … Continue reading
Craig Miller perceptively noticed that I posted the wrong stat for defeated LA Worldcon bids in my article about Reno and Seattle in 2011. Somehow I had LA hosting a measly two Worldcons instead of a robust four during the … Continue reading